Best Art Business Posts
Published July 30, 2025 Updated: July 29, 2026
Various art posts and series of posts of interest to my fellow artists - from beginner to advanced - there is always something we can learn.
Selling Your Art Series
Nearly every artist that I have run into at art shows and in my art groups want to learn more about how to sell their art. Here is a lot of advice built over a few years on the art of selling art.
Art Tips and Lists
Plein Air Painting Equipment and Supplies - A list of supplies to consider
Storing Your Artwork - Short term or long term, in studio or around your home
How Do You Sign Your Artwork? - Your artist signature on your artwork
Wrapping, Storing, Moving, Protecting Your Artwork - Some art tips to help the artist protect their canvases when moving art to and from art shows, and storing it.
Transporting Art to Art Events, How Do You Roll? - How to do get your art from your studio/home to where you set up at the art show/event?
Artist Emergency Kit - A must have for ALL artists!
The Art of Artist Etiquette - Reminders with do's and don'ts on handling various art situations.
Art Show Go Bag - Combine your Artist Emergency Kit with this one!
Tech Series
Tech Series 1: Instagram for Artists
Tech Series 2: Are You Reeling on Instagram?
Tech Series 3 How to Be Pinteresting
Tech Series 4 The Blogging Story
Tech Series 5 (Coming Soon)
Art Business, Art Groups
All artists wish that all they need to do is keep creating the art they love. But that doesn't end up being the case if they want to show in galleries, sell their artwork, and make a living from what they do - unless they have someone to do all of that work for them. Learning the business side of art should be about 50% of what they do.
How to Apply to a Call for Art - Do's and Don'ts and great tips
Protect Yourself and Your Art - Spammers, scammers, phishing, fake buyers and more
Art Shows, Art Galleries - Showing Your Art - Art show basics, calls for art, types of shows and spaces
Artwork Rejection - No matter how good you are, you probably will not get into every show you apply to
Art Groups Page - Ever thought about joining an Art Group?
NonProfit Art Group Committees - Volunteers are always needed and committees are the backbone of your art group
Composition Series
A 21-part series on the "rules" or guidelines of composition in art, photography, design. The links to the blog post will be updated as they are published.
Composition Part 1. Rule of Thirds
Composition Part 2. Rule of Odds
Composition Part 3. Leading Lines Create Depth
Composition Part 4. Add Energy with Diagonal Lines
Composition Part 5. Subject Symmetry and Visual Balance
Composition Part 6. The Use of Repeated Elements, Patterns
Composition Part 7. Use of Subject Focus Filling the Frame
Composition Part 8. Golden Rule Placement of Your Main Subject
Composition Part 9. Movement Flow from Left to Right
Composition Part 10. Element Relationships and Complements
Composition Part 11. Depth of Field
Composition Part 12. Find the Best Orientation
Composition Part 13. Aesthetically Pleasing? Straighten Your Lines!
Composition Part 14. Go Into the Light, Attracting Attention
Composition Part 15. The Highs and Lows of Your Perspective
Composition Part 16. Use Negative Space Around Objects
Composition Part 17. Framing Draws the Eye
Composition Part 18. For Depth and Dimension Use Layering
Composition Part 19. To Capture Subject Essence, Simplify
Composition Part 20. Avoid Mergers
Composition Part 21. Look at Your Edges for Distractions
Perspective Series
A series of blog posts about the various forms of perspective in drawing, sketching, and painting art. The links will be updated when the posts are published.
Perspective Part 2. Two-Point
Perspective Part 3. Three-Point
Perspective Part 4. Atmospheric or Aerial Perspective
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Author: Donna Liguria is the Blogmaster for Donna's Cave Paintings and an artist member of the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) in Woodbridge, VA. Donna specializes in acrylic paintings of landscapes, seascapes, historic locations, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com and her Donna's Esty site to shop her art.
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